Iberia Sugar Cooperative, Inc. near New Iberia, Louisiana (photo by Kenn Stearns)
Built in 1937, the Iberia Sugar Cooperative factory was closed in December 2004. The factory and its 180-acre site was sold in 2007. The plant we toured in 2003 produced 8,000 tons of sugar cane daily, up from 2,000/day when the plant opened. I’ll never forget the taste of the sugar, still warm from processing.
The Iberia Sugar Cooperative factory (photo by Kenn Stearns)
